“All I know is that I have two choices – stay wrapped in blankets and get on with dying, or get the list back together and get on with living.”

“How late is it? How long have we been sitting here? I look at my watch – three thirty and theday is almost ending. It’s October. All those kids recently returned to classrooms with new bags andpencil cases will be looking forward to half term already. How quickly it goes. Halloween soon, thenfirework night. Christmas. Spring. Easter. Then there’s my birthday in May. I’ll be seventeen.How long can I stave it off? I don’t know. All I know is that I have two choices – stay wrapped inblankets and get on with dying, or get the list back together and get on with living.”

“It always comes down to just two choices. Get busy living, or get busy dying.”

“Out running errands—be back before noon. I made a list of some things I like. Check the ones you're interested in, underline any maybes, and cross off your no's. I'm going to do two of the things on that list to you when I get back—your choice. Surprise me.-M”

“When something upsets you in life, you only have two choices: Get over it or die mad.”

“I am with you Natalie. We will get through this together and if we can’t get through it I will stay with you in it,”